Alavi Moulana
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Alavi Moulana | |
|---|---|
| 5th Governor of Western Province | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 23 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Pathmanathan Ramanathan |
| Succeeded by | K. C. Logeswaran |
| Acting Governor of Sabaragamuwa | |
| In office 12 May 2009 – 5 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mohan Ellawala |
| Succeeded by | Janaka Bandara |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 2001–2002 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Seyed Ahmed Seyed Alavi Mowlana 1 January 1932 |
| Died | 15 June 2016 (aged 84) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Alma mater | St Peter's College Zahira College |
| Profession | Trade Unionist |
Seyed Ahmed Seyed Alavi Moulana (1 January 1932 – 15 June 2016)[1] was a Sri Lankan politician, who entered politics in 1948 as a trade unionist. He was the 5th Governor of Western Province, having assumed office on 1 February 2002. He was a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Cabinet Minister of Labour, and a councillor in the Colombo Municipal Council. He was the Senior Vice-President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was also a social and religious worker. He also served as acting Governor for Sabaragamuwa in 2009.[2][3]
Alavi Moulana entered politics in 1948 as a Trade Unionist. In 1956 he joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and in 1960, under the leadership of Sirimavo Bandaranayake, he became the leader of the Trade Union Movement of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Moulana was appointed as one of the Vice-Presidents of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Senior Vice-President of the Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya. He was a councillor in the Colombo Municipal Council for a period of 10 years. In 1994 he entered Parliament as the Deputy Minister of Media going on to become a Cabinet Minister of the Provincial Council and Local Government. In 2001 he was appointed as Cabinet Minister of Labour as well as being appointed as president of the Sri Lankan Muslim Federation and Organizing Secretary and convener of the Joint Council of Trade Union Organization (JCTUO). Moulana was an advisor to former President Chandrika Kumaratunga on Muslim Affairs.[4] Moulana also served as acting Governor for Sabaragamuwa in 2009.
In 2012, during his 80th birthday ceremony Alavi Moulana was conferred the 'Jana Prasadini' title by President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The President said "Moulana had been a tower of strength to him and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party for a long time" and wished him a long life in his service to the nation and the working community.[5]
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